Classic

Hollywood’s Men of Action

(click for large version) Shane Glines of the indispensable Cartoon Retro has sent over a fascinating 1935 article, titled …

Animators

Chris Ishii’s Lil’ Neebo

I was bummed when animation artist Chris Ishii passed away in 2001 because I’d had his phone number on my desktop for quite a while and …

Books

The Complete POGO

Great news for fans of Walt Kelly (like me). Fantagraphics Books has acquired the rights to publish a comprehensive series of Walt …

Old Brew

The Disney Strike of 1941

Kip W has posted some amazing animation artifacts on Flickr: coverage of the 1941 Disney strike as reported in New York’s leftist daily …

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1920 GRIM NATWICK MOVIE ADS

Our friend Leslie Cabarga purchased several bound volumes of old newspapers from San Francisco years ago, and was going through them …

Illustration

Not-Quite-Animation Books

A roundup of recent non-animation books that have caught my attention: I don’t know how Lane Smith does it, but every one of his …

Old Brew

Dedini, Arriola and Ketcham Speak

Here’s the best thing I’ve found online this week: a three-part video interview from 2001 with all-star cartoonists living in Carmel, …

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CANEMAKER’S WINSOR MCCAY

John Canemaker’s Winsor McCay – His Life and Art, his 1987 biography of the great newspaper cartoonist and pioneer animator, will be …

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Fiep Westendorp

SHEEP IN THE BIG CITY creator Mo Willems, who recently picked up his second Caldecott Honor for KNUFFLE BUNNY,writes in to let me know …

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The Irv Spence Blog

Daily visual inspiration for the rest of ’05. Sweet! Here’s an awesome BLOG where somebody (“Filboid Sudge”) is uploading the 1944 …

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